Maintaining Our Firm Grip On Last Place And That’s Okay, Show Report, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, Summer 2018

Home Team   Dressage, CT, 3-Phase Full Circle Horse Park Pell City AL August 25, 2018 With Milton, aka Moonlight Rainbow Class 3 – 2015 USDF Intro Test A (Walk-Trot) – Adult, 2nd of 2, 55.313% Class 4 – 2015 USDF Intro Test B (Walk-Trot) – Adult, 5th of 5, 55.625% Highest score: 7, haltContinue reading “Maintaining Our Firm Grip On Last Place And That’s Okay, Show Report, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, Summer 2018”

I Will Take My Victories Where I Can Get Them

Home Team   Milton: Grumble, grumble. Weave poles. Grumble grumble. Overgrown grass. Grumble, grumble. Sir Snowflake Cupcake does not like grass tips tickling his ankles. He made as much of a hash out of the weave pole exercise as possible. He finally knocked into one, tipping it over. Fortunately, I saw the pole moving, realizedContinue reading “I Will Take My Victories Where I Can Get Them”

It Beats A Membership Sticker, NHBS 2018

Driving   National Horse Brass Society [National Horse Brass Society 2016] [NHBS] 2013 ~~~ As with saddle seat [Go, Team!], driving hasn’t been happening around here lately, other than my lovely trip with Whiskey [Show Report]. We are still committed to Husband Greg’s driving. We will get back to it. The delay has been dueContinue reading “It Beats A Membership Sticker, NHBS 2018”

Go, Team! SSF at Louisville 2018

Adventures in Saddle Seat   Two Stepping Stone Farm riders are showing at the World’s Championship Horse Show in Louisville KY, August 16-25. On Sunday, Reagan Upton & Undercover Agent were 3rd (!!) out of 17 in class 18, ASB Adult Three-Gaited Show Pleasure, Division II. As best I can parse the prizelist, 8 ribbonsContinue reading “Go, Team! SSF at Louisville 2018”

What’s In The Feed Scoop, Summer 2018

Horsekeeping   Here’s what we are feeding these days. Rodney Triple Crown Naturals [Feed Adventures]. I want to try to get off this if we can get Milton straighted out. Expensive and I don’t like supporting the non-GMO hysteria. Electrolytes. I recently read that one should feed salt instead of electrolytes. At the beginning ofContinue reading “What’s In The Feed Scoop, Summer 2018”

Into Each Life A Little Dressage Must Fall

Home Team   Milton and I hope to make our dressage debut soon. I have entered two walk-trot tests at a local schooling show. As with the Saddlebred shows [1,2], the goal is to get in & get around, to finish with a number rather than a letter. Don’t care about the size of theContinue reading “Into Each Life A Little Dressage Must Fall”